David Benavides

Update on 2/10/13: None of the Santa Ana City Council Members showed up to the Tet Parade nor did I see any of the gay activists. The controversy that has…

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Well, the Santa Ana City Council got their way - and not even their own supporters can figure out why they fired City Manager Paul Walters.  But here's the kicker…

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Should Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido and local community leaders demand an appeal of the Santa Ana City Council's decision to fire City Manager Paul Walters - seven months after…

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What is up with the Santa Ana City Council?  In their quest to fire popular and successful City Manager Paul Walters, they are talking like tough guys - as if…

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UPDATED: There is now an agenda posted for a special City Council meeting set for Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 1:15 pm to evaluate the performance of the Santa Ana…

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City of Santa Ana Downtown Orange County Community Alert: NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION SANTA ANA, CA (December 12, 2012) - At a Special Meeting of the Santa Ana City Council…

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In the end, Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides realized he was outnumbered and so he sucked it up and made the motion tonight to select his colleague, Council Member Sal…

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Public OpinionPoll Results Who is Santa Ana's most powerful politician?  U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez certainly made her case this year by helping to elect Anaheim Council Candidate Jordan Brandman and…

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Santa Ana Council Member Sal Tinajero got out of the way when his colleague, Council Member Michele Martinez, wanted to run for the 69th Assembly District.  And he stepped aside…

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[caption id="attachment_30395" align="aligncenter" width="280"] Valerie Amezcua[/caption] Regardless of whether or not you are a supporter of Valerie Amezcua, the daughter of failed Santa Ana mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua, you have…

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City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: 2012 UNOFFICIAL LOCAL SANTA ANA ELECTION RESULTS SANTA ANA, CA (November 7, 2012) – In an effort to keep Santa Ana…

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[caption id="attachment_28989" align="aligncenter" width="163"] The Team Benavides consultant, John Palacio, lost his tug of war with Mayor Pulido[/caption] What a night.  To sum it up, Mayor Miguel Pulido won easily.…

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[caption id="attachment_30761" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Two winners - Mayor Miguel Pulido and President Barack Obama[/caption] As expected, Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido is winning handily tonight.  The O.C. Voter Registrar has…

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Santa Ana Mayoral challenger David Benavides wasn't on the ballot two years ago, as he had no opponent for his City Council seat.  The last time he appeared on the…

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